B
T
RIGHTON HOVE & DISTRIC
TRANSPORT
The 1938 an Agreement between Brighton Corporation Transport Dept. and Brighton Hove & District Omnibus Company Ltd was reached whereby vehicles from both fleets would share a common livery of red with cream window surrounds and roof. A common fleetname was adopted similar to that shown above, the Corporation vehicles being allowed to carry the town crest. Where possible identical vehicles were to be operated. As part of the Agreement the Corporation would replace their tram fleet with trolley and motor buses. BH&D also built up a fleet of eleven trolleybuses and as such had the distinction of being the only Tilling company to do so. Routes and mileage were pooled, 27.5% to the Corporation and 72.5% to BH&D. The Agreement commenced on 1st April 1939. A summary of routes at the time is given below.
A BATS
ABOUT BUSES Website
Brighton Hove & District Transport
BRIGHTON HOVE & DISTRICT MOTORBUS ROUTES
BRIGHTON CORPORATION TRAMWAYS ROUTES
B
C
D
E
L
M
N
Q
S
1
2
2A
3
4
4A
5
5B
6
6A
7
7A
8
8A
9
10
11
13
14
14A
15
15A
15B
15C
15D
17
18
25
1
2
2A
3
4
4A
5
5B
6
6A
7
7A
8
8A
9
10
11
13
14
14A
15
15A
15B
15C15D17
18
25
Portsade Station - Kemp Town
Portslade Station - Race Hill/Woodingdean
Woodingdean - Rottingdean (single deck route)
Hove station - Whitehawk
Southwick Green - Rottingdean
Old Steine - Ovingdean Road
Hangleton - Patcham
Hangleton Road - Palmeira Square
Fishergate - Brighton Station
Portsalde Station - Brighton Station
Hove station - Kemp Town
Portsalde Station/Hove Station - Manor Farm Estate
Dyke Road - Hollingbury
Dyke Road - Hollingbury Park
Portslade Station - Mile Oak Waterworks (single deck)
Portslade Station - Hove Station
Preston Circus - Eastbourne Road
West Blatchington - Brighton Station
Hangleton Close - Lewes Road
Special Football journeys of route 14
Southwick - Ladies Mile Estate
Special Football journeys of route 15
Portslade Station - Ladies Mile Estate
Special Football journeys/short workings of 15B
Short workings
Boundary Road - Rottingdean (Sea Front service)
Montefiore Road - West Pier
Harrington Road - Patcham (single deck route)
Old Steine - Preston Drove (via London Road)
Seven Dials - Race Hill/Lower Rock Gardensl
Old Steine - Preston Drove (via Ditchling Road)
Old Steine - Race Hill
Old Steine - Barracks (Lewes Road)
Old Steine - Ovingdean Road
Old Steine - Dyke Road
Old Steine - Upper Rock Gardens
Old Steine - Brighton Station
Immediate revisions
A new jointly operated service 25 (Patcham - Rottingdean)
New Corporation route 38 (Eastbourne Road - West Pier)
Tram route M and BH&D routes 11, 18 and single deck route 25 withdrawn.
